The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological Department continuously monitors weather and climate over Indian region. The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2023 was …
Climate models project a strong increase in Arctic precipitation over the coming century, which has been attributed primarily to enhanced surface evaporation associated with sea-ice retreat. Since the Arctic is still quite cold, especially in winter, it is often (implicitly) assumed that the additional precipitation will fall mostly as snow. …
The recent rain and strong winds in the district are giving anxious moments to farmers as the standing wheat crop has flattened at several places. Further, farmers in the waterlogging-affected areas said the power connections to the sub-surface drainage system had been snapped due to non-payment of bills by the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of Erratic Climate on Agricultural Production, 10/03/2017. There has been a significant fluctuation in production (as compared to trend) in important foodgrain crops grown in the country during last 10 years (between 2005-06 and 2014-15) due to erratic climatic behaviour (rainfall/droughts). Rice production …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Uncertainties in Weather Patterns, 09/03/2017. Monsoon rainfall over India varies on different spatial and temporal scales. Extreme rainfall events that occur at some isolated places (viz., heavy rainfall over Uttrakhand, 2013; Jammu & Kashmir,2014;Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh in 2015) are highly localized and are …
SCHOOLS in the Ohangwena and Omusati regions might be temporarily closed if the heavy rainfalls that have continued over the past few days do not stop. The recent rainfall, which fell over the whole northern regions on Tuesday and Wednesday, caused some oshanas in these two regions to fill up …
More than 932 people have been rendered homeless and several properties destroyed in a rainstorm that hit the Dormaa municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region last Friday. The victims are currently putting up in temporary structures while others are living with relatives. In all, 11 people sustained injuries, while 109 …
Masvingo — The situation yesterday started slowly returning to normal at Lundi Mission on the border between Chivi and Mwenezi where nearly 300 girls at the school had to be evacuated after floods induced by heavy rains swept through dormitories.About 23 people who were marooned at the school were evacuated …
Zimbabwe's weather department says record-breaking rains have fallen in southern districts - and it's claiming that children have been swept away by the floods. The Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe doesn't give a number of fatalities - but it does say that the children were from Bwanya Primary School, in …
THE rise in dam levels over the past month should not lull Windhoek residents into thinking that the water scarcity affecting the city has ended, the City of Windhoek cautioned this week. The water scarcity which the city is facing will not be overturned by one good rainy season, City …
Flooding in parts of Western Kenya could worsen after the weathermen predicted the rains will continue for another seven days. Several areas have already flooded in the last week, including Budalang’i. “They are expected to experience sunny intervals in the morning and afternoon showers and thunderstorms over few places throughout …
DUBLIN, Ireland - Even as hundreds of passengers suffered due to flights being delayed at the Dublin Airport as Storm Ewan swept across Ireland on Sunday. Flash floods, triggered by the storm led to havoc on the streets, heavy rains, and fallen trees. On Sunday, Met Eireann issued an orange …
The trace element selenium is essential for human health and is required in a narrow dietary concentration range. Insufficient selenium intake has been estimated to affect up to 1 billion people worldwide. Dietary selenium availability is controlled by soil–plant interactions, but the mechanisms governing its broad-scale soil distributions are largely …
After El Niño, rainfall recovers in most of Southern Africa. The current rainfall season has seen normal to above normal rainfall for the southern half of continental Southern African Development Community region, notably Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, south Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern South Africa, central and southern Mozambique and Swaziland. The northern …
RAINS following the downgraded cyclone Dineo have left dozens of people homeless and destroyed infrastructure that include roads and dams across the country. In a statement yesterday, the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) said most of the affected areas were Umzingwane, Matopo Kezi, Zvishavane, Insiza, Gwanda, Bulilima, Bulawayo, Mberengwa and …
Tropical storm Dineo has killed seven people in Mozambique since it hit the eastern coast on Wednesday, the government's disaster centre said on Thursday. The storm, has brought heavy rain and winds of up to 160 km an hour (100 mph), raising the risk of flooding and crop damage in …
As rainy season approaches, the Lagos State House of Assembly has advised residents of flood-prone parts of the state to look for alternative accommodations to prevent flood-related hazards. The Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Setonji David, gave the advice on Sunday in an …
The largest regional precipitation events are likely to become exponentially more frequent due to global warming and the increases in atmospheric moisture content that it will bring, according to new research. We can expect a lot more rain in a warming world, researchers say The frequency of large rainfall events …
THE number of houses that have collapsed in Kabwe as a result of heavy rains has risen to over 200 from last week’s 75, leaving over 1,000 people homeless. By yesterday the number of houses that have collapsed in Makululu township had risen to 178 and in Kalonga ward the …
Heavy and persistent rainfall has destroyed several houses and hectares of crops in Dedza. The most affected area include Mua which is within the area of Senior Chief Kachindamoto. Confirming the development, Dedza district disaster officer said families are now hiding in classes and churches. Heavy rains cause havoc in …
Heavy rains have battered crops in Zimbabwe, threatening its food staple, maize, and its cash tobacco crops just months after the worst drought in a quarter century, the head of the commercial farmers' union said on Wednesday. More than 4 million Zimbabweans need food aid until the end of March …
